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The results page allows you to view and explore the thermal analysis results of your job after its simulation is completed.
Locate critical cooling regions in plastic parts
This example shows you how to inspect the thermal results of your job to locate the critical regions to cool on your plastic part.

Compression Molding
- Compression molding overview
  Use SimForm to perform a thermal cooling analysis for your plastic compression mold designs. These analyses help you identify hot spots on the plastic part and develop cooling layouts to improve the part quality and reduce cycle times.
- Setting up a simulation workflow
  You can set up and run a SimForm project by uploading your CAD file, categorizing components, selecting materials, and running simulations.
- Navigating the app interface
  The SimForm interface allows you to create and access projects and jobs, as well as add and manage users and account credits.
- Using projects and jobs
  Use projects and jobs in SimForm to manage and organize your mold design tests.
- Setting up a simulation
  Use the setup page to categorize and define your model components properties for the solver to identify them.
- Defining mold properties
  Defining mold properties based on your analysis type ensures that the SimForm solver correctly identifies the mold components in your CAD model and considers their material properties in the thermal analysis.
- Defining plastic part properties
  Categorize your plastic part components and define their materials to allow the SimForm app solver to identify them.
- Defining cooling channels
  In design projects, if your model contains cooling channels, you must define the components that represent them so the solver can identify them.
- Running a simulation
  When running a simulation, the solver relies on specific assumptions and automated processes to ensure accurate and efficient results.
- Viewing results
  The results page allows you to view and explore the thermal analysis results of your job after its simulation is completed.
  - Results display window options
    The display window on the results page shows the thermal analysis results of your job on the 3D model design.
  - Results right panel options
    On the results page, use the right panel to select the display options to view the safe ejection time of the plastic part, the surface and volume temperature distribution on the plastic and mold components.
  - View results
    Use the results page to view the thermal analysis results of your job.
  - Locate critical cooling regions in plastic parts
    This example shows you how to inspect the thermal results of your job to locate the critical regions to cool on your plastic part.
- Tutorials
  These examples are designed to help you become familiar with some of the major features available in SimForm.
- Glossary

Locate critical cooling regions in plastic parts

This example shows you how to inspect the thermal results of your job to locate the critical regions to cool on your plastic part.

A job with a completed solved model.

From your projects list, select a project with a solved job to open it.
From the jobs list, click a solved job to display its results.
Click Results to open the results page.
The display window shows the freeze time distribution on your plastic part in seconds.
Use the model manipulation tools to rotate your model to inspect the freeze time distribution on your plastic part.
Visually locate a region with high freeze time value and click it to display its local result.
Click to close the local result window.
On the left panel, select Filter Plastic, then move the slider to select your target cooling time. For example, 5s.
The application displays areas of the plastic part where the freeze time exceeds the specified value. This helps you identify regions that require longer cooling.
Select the Channels check box to display the cooling channels and inspect the channel positions relative to areas with high freeze time.
From Display Mode, select Plastic Volume to display the temperature distribution on the plastic part volume.
Select Cutting Plane.
Select the cutting plane direction, for example, X.
You can invert the cutting plane direction if needed by selecting the Invert check box.
Select the Show Mold Temperatures check box to display the mold temperature distribution on the cutting plane.
Use the model manipulation tools to rotate your model and zoom in to have a closer look inside your plastic part.
Move the slider to change the cutting plane position to identify the regions with high temperatures.
Select a region with high temperature in your plastic part to inspect its local result.